Annie jenness miller



(No Model.)

A. J. MILLER. GATAMENIAL SACK.

No. 458,035 Patented Aug. 18, 1891.

UNITED STATES PATENT OF ICE.

ANNIE JENNESS MILLER, OF DANSVILLE, NEW YORK.

CATAM ENIAL SACK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 458,035, dated August 18, 1891.

Application filed June 10, 1891. Serial No. 395,829. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ANNIE JENNEss MILLER, a citizen of theUnited States of America, residing at Dansville, in the county of Livingston and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Suspensory Bandages or Belts, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is a sus'pensory bandage and support therefor, which serves also as a support for the abdomen; and it consists in the features hereinafter pointed out in the claim. The waist portion and abdomen-supporter is preferably composed of afront and rear'yoke stitched together upon one side and connected at the other side by means of straps and buckles. These yokes are fitted to the form, and extending downwardly from the center of the front yoke is a band, the end of which is secured by means of suitable tapes to the rear yoke, this band serving as a means of support for the napkin.

I have shown the invention in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perthe napkin-supporting band.

In the figures, the belt or waist portion is made up preferably of two thicknesses of material out on the bias, with darts a in the front portion to make a more perfect fit, and preferbaly the front and yokes are stitched together at one side and disconnected at the other side, where straps and buckles are provided to secure the parts together. The yokes are out so as to cover the abdomen and support the same. Principally, however, the belt is designed to provide a suspensory bandage and an improved means for supporting the napkin thereby. The front yoke is to this end formed with an extension I), which is made of alength sufficient to pass up to the rear yoke, to which it is secured by tapes 0 d, one being stitched to the back yoke and the other to the end of the extension, and this permits of the adj ustment of-the extensionas may be required.

This extension-band serves to support the napkin N, andis provided with a pocket, as shown at e, at one end, while at its forward end it is provided with an opening e, through which the folded end of the napkin extends,

being secured to the buckle of a depending an integral part of the front yoke adapted to pass between the limbs of the wearer and ad- 3' ustably connected to the rear yoke, attaching means carried by the front yoke for the napkin, an opening through the upper part of the extension-band through which the napkinvis adapted to pass, and a pocket formed in the under face of the rear side of the said extension-band to receive the rear end of the napkin, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses. v ANNIE .TENNESS MILLER. Witnesses:

J. ARTHUR J ACKSON, CONRAD MILLER. 

